A grain train banks into a elevated curve near Lindsey. This section of Pokey rails follows a winding narrow path cut out by the Tug River seen here flowing beside the mains.

These rented units on a turn job clips the new signals at Glen Alum. Both new signals are on the north side of the tracks now after the EB signal slid into the Tug River last year. It had been up... (more)

Engineer, D.G. Corn uses the wye to turn his engine around.

The crew has to pick up this bad order car. I'm glad I'm not the conductor today.

Life on the Pokey ain't no piece of cake. A pusher set heads west in a snowstorm in full swing in the Tug Valley.

A blanket of fresh snow begins to cover the Tug Valley and provides a nice backdrop for the coal train.

A new year snow and cold spell along the Pokey greet 18M as it exits Glen Alum Tunnel.

A coal train exits the west portal of Glen Alum Tunnel amid the first snow fall of 08. Not the greatest of conditions for crews to come back to after having the New Year holiday off.

It's back to business as usual along the Pokey the day after Christmas. This freight train stopped long enough to pick up a crew member and it was off again.

A set of ex-Cons adds a touch of color to the photo as the fall colors are long gone for the year. This train has PPLX cars and is going up the Gilbert Branch to Alpha Natural Resources formally M... (more)

An ex-con leads this train out of KY and across the Tug River back into WV via the twin Hatfield Tunnels. The Hatfield tunnels are the only portion of the Pokey that passes through KY.

A mine run out of the Auville Yard heads down the Pokey to load a coal train on the Briar Mtn. Br. The curves are tight and "hollers" narrow leaving just enough room for the mains along this remot... (more)

A mine run slowly backs up the Briar Mountain Br. to load a coal train.

It was "potluck" as far as engines go today on the 17M. The consist looked like it has seen better days. It did have a neat Operation Lifesaver Geep on the end though. Too bad it wasn't the leader... (more)

Two SD 60's still in CR paint backs across the trestle over the left fork of Ben Creek on the way to Alpha Natural Resources to load a PPLX coal train.